3D printing assisted fabrication of shape memory shoes
Shape memory polymer (SMP) is a polymer-based smart material which can return from a deformed state (temporary shape) to their original (permanent) shape under the right stimuli. Due to this unique characteristic, there are many products which can be fabricated to help our daily life. Since shoes ar...
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| author | Ng, Catherine Jia Lin |
| author2 | Huang Weimin |
| author_facet | Huang Weimin Ng, Catherine Jia Lin |
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| description | Shape memory polymer (SMP) is a polymer-based smart material which can return from a deformed state (temporary shape) to their original (permanent) shape under the right stimuli. Due to this unique characteristic, there are many products which can be fabricated to help our daily life. Since shoes are an essential component that help to prevent injuries and enhance ones’ comfort level while walking, running etc., this project aims to investigate how to fabricate a pair of SMP shoes with the assistance of 3D printing. A few prototypes have been created to test the feasibility of these shoes. Although the shoe prototypes are only a proof-of-concept, these prototypes are able to demonstrate that they are deformable at body temperature to fit into different foot sizes. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/783062023-03-04T18:21:36Z 3D printing assisted fabrication of shape memory shoes Ng, Catherine Jia Lin Huang Weimin School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering Shape memory polymer (SMP) is a polymer-based smart material which can return from a deformed state (temporary shape) to their original (permanent) shape under the right stimuli. Due to this unique characteristic, there are many products which can be fabricated to help our daily life. Since shoes are an essential component that help to prevent injuries and enhance ones’ comfort level while walking, running etc., this project aims to investigate how to fabricate a pair of SMP shoes with the assistance of 3D printing. A few prototypes have been created to test the feasibility of these shoes. Although the shoe prototypes are only a proof-of-concept, these prototypes are able to demonstrate that they are deformable at body temperature to fit into different foot sizes. Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) 2019-06-17T05:54:28Z 2019-06-17T05:54:28Z 2019 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/78306 en Nanyang Technological University 70 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering Ng, Catherine Jia Lin 3D printing assisted fabrication of shape memory shoes |
| title | 3D printing assisted fabrication of shape memory shoes |
| title_full | 3D printing assisted fabrication of shape memory shoes |
| title_fullStr | 3D printing assisted fabrication of shape memory shoes |
| title_full_unstemmed | 3D printing assisted fabrication of shape memory shoes |
| title_short | 3D printing assisted fabrication of shape memory shoes |
| title_sort | 3d printing assisted fabrication of shape memory shoes |
| topic | DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering |
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